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What to do if you need to get child maintenance and one of the parents lives abroad.
You cannot make a new application to the Child Maintenance Service if the鈥�
How you get a child maintenance decision depends on whether the other鈥�
You can still enforce a child maintenance decision if the other parent鈥�
You might be able to make a new child maintenance claim instead of鈥�
How to apply to have your child returned if they've been abducted, or arrange contact or enforce a court order in EU, Hague Convention and non-Hague Convention countries
Appoint a public official to act as executor of your estate if no one else can do it - the Public Trustee, Official Solicitor, fees, contact
You can appoint the Public Trustee as the executor of your estate to deal鈥�
The Public Trustee will check whether anyone else is suitable, willing and鈥�
Apply for the return of a child taken abroad against your wishes, to make contact with them or to enforce a court order overseas.
Form to assess whether a party has capacity to conduct legal proceedings.
Apply to the Public Trustee to find out if a tenancy has been ended after a tenant's death
Form and guidance for parents to get a child maintenance order recognised or enforced in another EU country.
Form for local authority staff to ask the authorities in another country for information or assistance in a child protection case.
Form to make a request that the Official Solicitor acts for a child or protected party in civil proceedings.
Form for solicitors to complete if a protected party lacks capacity to carry out family proceedings.
Form for solicitors to provide additional information about a child party or protected party, if the Official Solicitor is asked to be a litigation friend.
Form (with practice note) for solicitors to use if a child may have a damages claim against the local authority after care proceedings.
Form for solicitors to provide additional information about a protected party, if the Official Solicitor is asked to be a litigation friend.
Form and guidance for parents applying to get or change a decision on child maintenance in another EU country.
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